Houdini

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AlbumAug 31 / 199313 songs, 54m 45s99%
Sludge Metal
Popular
7.7 / 10

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the major-label debut from the sludge-metal pioneers, an album that marked their transition from rockers to experimentalists.

To essay a concise, surefooted summation of the Melvins' catalog would be reductive at best, and laughable at worst.